NO mention of seeps or methane at most recent BP Technical Briefing; Six reporters fail to probe issue

Kent Wells Technical Briefing, July 19, 2010 at 18:30 EDT:

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*JUST IN* Feds confirm Methane seeping from at least 2 places in seafloor; At 100-200 meters & 3 KILOMETERS from well (VIDEO)

Allen gets fuzzy: "There are some indications the seepage 3km away may not be related ... Read more >>

*BREAKING* Feds: Methane seeping from at least two places in seafloor; Located 100-200 meters and 3 KILOMETERS from well

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Confirmed: “Methane escaping at the surface” is “bubbling through the strata” says oil expert Nieuwenhuise on CNN at 1:17pm (VIDEO)

Don Van Nieuwenhuise interview, CNN, July 19, 2010 at 1:20p.m.:

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CNN confirms at 1:17pm: BP is observing methane bubbling to surface at unknown distance to wellhead

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Drudge reports methane at “levels only seen during mass extinction events” (PHOTOS)

Oceanographer John Kessler analyzes methane levels from oil spill site, Texas A&M University College of ... Read more >>

CBS: “Engineers detected seepage and traces of methane” near site of BP oil blowout (VIDEO)

Crisis on the Coast, CBS Channel 12 West Palm Beach, July 19 at 06:00 EST:

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ABC: The AP quotes a government source who says there may be leaking methane (VIDEO)

ABC News, July 19, 2010 at 04:35 EDT:

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AP: White House official says that “possible methane was found”, testing extended “beyond Sunday”

BP, feds clash over reopening capped Gulf oil well, AP, July 19, 2010 at 02:22 ... Read more >>

*AP BREAKING* White House reveals “a SEEP and possible methane were found near the busted oil well”, BP FAILS TO DO REQUESTED MONITORING

BP, feds clash over reopening capped Gulf oil well, AP, July 19, 2010:

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BP: Possible methane hydrate bubbles leaking from well still not tested; “Not an easy operation to collect those bubbles”

'Initial tests' indicate bubbles not hydrates, though NO bubbles have been collected to test

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Leaking “bubbles” not yet tested by BP for presence of methane or oil; Reporter asks “What’s the hold up?”

"Complex operation to go capture bubbles"

Doug Suttles (for Kent Wells) Technical Briefing, BP Technical Update, ... Read more >>

Commander Thad Allen this morning: New sensing devices arrive; “What we’re really looking for is methane bubbles” (VIDEO)

Methane seeps an early indicator of heavy hydrocarbons

Thad Allen interview on Washington Journal, C-SPAN, July ... Read more >>

SHOCK: Water “sample exploded” when chemist tested for oil; “Most likely” methane or Corexit (VIDEO)

Kids playing in water found to be 221 parts per million oil and walking in ... Read more >>

July 17 BP Briefing: “Bubbles coming from valve” on casing, could be “methane” (VIDEO)

Kent Wells Technical Briefing, BP Technical Update,
July 17, 2010 @ 8:30am EST:

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MSNBC: “Scientists starting to voice concerns about methane being at levels that will kill millions”

Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC, July 15, 2010:

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Methane dead zone found just offshore “linked to oil”; Stretches entire 1500 sq. miles of sample area

Dead zones: Hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans.

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Top scientist: Only one ship testing methane levels in Gulf, NOAA hiding results; Amount is “just startlingly high”

UGA SCIENTIST: TOO LITTLE RESEARCH ON GASES AT OIL DISASTER SITE IN GULF, Sunday Paper, ... Read more >>

Oil Blowout Oceanographer: “Astonishingly high” methane levels “approach a million times above” normal

Methane in Gulf "astonishingly high": U.S. scientist, Reuters, June 22, 2010:

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BP Blowout: “Most vigorous methane eruption in modern human history”

Gulf oil full of methane, adding new concerns, Associated Press, June 18, 2010:

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AP: Oil Plume Significantly Darker; Expert Says That Means Heavier, More-polluting Oil

CBS News:

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